Shadow Walker (The Nephilim Legacy Book 2) by Antara Mann

Author:Antara Mann [Mann, Antara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Antara Mann
Published: 2021-04-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

We stepped onto the sidewalk before McManus’ Pub and Grill, the sun shining above our heads. With each passing day, the weather got warmer and warmer. I was glad we would go into the cool and air conditioned pub. It would be refreshing. I pushed past the protective ward and the familiar pull of giddiness and tingling assaulted my senses.

“Your boss’ spell always makes me smile,” Raphael told me as we arrived in the pub. The main room was deserted; only Andrew, the boss’ son, hung out at the bar, perched on a stool and reading something on his phone.

“Hey, Andrew, how are you, buddy?” I greeted him. He didn’t respond to me; he never responded to anyone. He barely acknowledged my presence, but I knew him well enough to know that behind his distracted look and apparent disinterest, he was listening to every word of mine.

“Look, I and a few friends will occupy the smaller room for some time. Just don’t let anyone in, okay? In case someone wants to come in.” I winked at him and he took a cloth and started cleaning the counter surface.

“Good, first step done,” I said.

That was more to myself than to Raphael, but he asked, “Did he understand you? Are you sure?”

“Oh, yeah, he did listen to me. Wanna come and see the smaller room? We might need to haul in a few chairs. And since you’re a gentleman, I’ll leave it to you.” I patted his back and he forced a smile.

The smaller room’s door stood ajar and I heaved a sigh of relief. Andrew had pragmatically opened it to let in cleaner air. Not many guys hung out here, but dudes would always come to play darts, foosball, and smoke tobacco and even weed. Jeff was pretty tolerant of recreational drugs, but mostly marijuana. He never permitted hard drugs in his pub.

“A cozy room,” Raphael noted as he took a good look at it. The darts on the dartboard were all pinned into the bullseye, the foosball station stood pressed against the left corner, tempting you to let loose and play the game. And most probably I would have, if it weren’t for our meeting with the council members.

“I like it,” Raphael stated proudly as he stood in the center of the room.

“If you like it so much, I can talk to Jeff and negotiate for you to move in here. I’m afraid you won’t be able to fall asleep until after 2 am and it’ll stink of cigar smoke.”

He chuckled and I ushered him to take several chairs. The council members would need them to sit on over the meeting.

“Here, arrange them in a circle. Yes, perfect,” I said as he finished the task. Now, we’d wait for the council members. I decided to slide onto one of the chairs while we waited.

“Do you think the druid’s spell will help us in some way?” I asked Raphael as my thoughts drifted to the past events of the day: the beautiful valley, the mountaintops and the druid’s peculiar persona.

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